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Richmond, Greater London

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Richmond when compared to any previous July.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 129 companies were registered in Richmond during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 6.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)RichmondUK
    2011129114,512
    2010121101,492
    % change6.6%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (129) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011494337
    New companies in 2010383647
    % change28.9%19.4%-21.3%
    Record Year2011 (49)2006 (45)2010 (47)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 72 companies were dissolved in Richmond during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 28.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)RichmondUK
    20117272,230
    201010087,705
    % change-28.0%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (112) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011182331
    Closed companies in 2010273835
    % change-33.3%-39.5%-11%
    Record Year2007 (32)2008 (53)2009 (46)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Richmond during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 57 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)RichmondUK
    20115742,282
    20102113,787
    Record Year 2006 (58) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    July 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Richmond when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201131206
    Net growth in 201011-212
    Record Year2011 (31)1996 (22)2005 (24)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Richmond formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Richmond
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1987 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change18.1%0.5%-28.9%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1966 (0.5%)1963 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Richmond was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    24.2% of all director appointments in Richmond in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.52%CONSULTING5.11%
    TRADING1.41%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    RICHMOND1.41%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CAPITAL0.94%PROPERTY2.41%
    MANAGEMENT0.82%TRADING2.06%
    PARTNERS0.82%DESIGN1.94%
    LONDON0.82%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    DEVELOPMENT0.70%BUSINESS1.82%
    ASSOCIATES0.70%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANCY0.70%ENGINEERING1.74%
    PROPERTY0.70%MEDIA1.72%
    FINANCIAL0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    MEDIA0.70%LONDON1.63%
    ENERGY0.59%J1.47%
    NSAVE0.59%GLOBAL1.46%
    BUSINESS0.59%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    MARKETING0.47%CARE1.42%
    GREEN0.47%IT1.38%
    PARK0.47%BUILDING1.30%
    INGRESSO0.47%PROPERTIES1.28%
    TECHNOLOGY0.47%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    DESIGN0.35%M1.25%
    CREATIVE0.35%ENERGY1.22%
    STUDIO0.35%TRAINING1.21%
    PERFECT0.35%S1.21%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied237204,493
    7487 - Other business activities5765,177
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4814,755
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4115,760
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply328,345
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2829,245
    9999 - Dormant Company2222,587
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2010,137
    9305 - Other service activities1410,525
    62090 - Other information technology service activities126,798
    7499 - Non-trading company1211,543
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1010,018
    7260 - Other computer related activities108,686
    74990 - Non-trading company108,064
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified77,551
    98000 - Residents property management72,664
    8514 - Other human health activities62,943
    7440 - Advertising62,016
    7415 - Holding companies including head offices61,904
    41100 - Development of building projects63,697

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07724386 CITY STAFFING SOLUTIONS LTD 01 Aug 2011
    07724721 ASHCOURT BUILDERS LTD 01 Aug 2011
    07729396 SIPP INVESTMENT PLATFORM LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07730091 INITIAL EXPRESS LOGISTICS LTD 05 Aug 2011
    07731263 JJK PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07731316 MARTIN CAMPBELL AND COMPANY LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07731949 ALAN WATSON CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07732272 PHAZZE 2 LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07736868 HORNBEAM MEDIA LTD 11 Aug 2011
    07740396 ALMA BAKERY LTD. 15 Aug 2011
    07743598 WHAT COULD I BE LTD 17 Aug 2011
    07744252 CRAIG MEDIA LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07745057 ECS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07751253 TWIGA TRADING LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
    07754132 SKILLS 4 LIFE (UK) LIMITED 26 Aug 2011
    07755022 MAYNEFRAME COMPUTING LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07756904 RUSSIAN CONNECT LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07757223 WR ACCOUNTANT LIMITED 31 Aug 2011
    07743760 AUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07730698 KAARINA LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07747203 TWITTER EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANCY LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07751425 INITIATE NEW BUSINESS LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
    07757274 CONSTANT VALUES LTD 31 Aug 2011
    07732347 BLUEFIN MARINE LTD 08 Aug 2011
    07744953 NATURE AND COMPANY LTD 18 Aug 2011